Grossman: VSE TECHET: poznala & uznala

[Hugh Olmsted]

It's a rendition, much repeated through the ages,  of the ancient  
Greek "gnothi seauton" 'know yourself' (2psg aor. imperative of  
gignosko 'know') from the temple at Delphi, with further ascriptions  
to specific sources.
Cf. for example Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_thyself,
or Anthony Hughes' Gnothi Seauton at URL:
  http://ashughes.com/Documents/Essays/Essay%20-%20Gnothi%20Seauton.pdf

Hugh Olmsted


On Sep 7, 2009, at 2:41 PM, augerot wrote:

> Alexander Pope wrote:
>
> "Know then thyself, presume not God to scan
>  The proper study of mankind is man."
>
> Did he borrow it from an older source?
>
> jim
>
>
> On Mon, 7 Sep 2009, Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
>
>>
>> The familiar phrase (for me, anyway) is not "understand yourself,"  
>> but "know
>> thyself." It has a Greekish/Biblical ring to it, though I'm  
>> ashamed to admit
>> I've forgotten which philosopher said it.
>>
>>
>
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